Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
तत उद्वास्य देवेशं गोपयेत्तु हुताशनम् । तमप्युद्वास्य वा नाभौ यजेत्संधाय नित्यशः
tata udvāsya deveśaṃ gopayettu hutāśanam | tamapyudvāsya vā nābhau yajetsaṃdhāya nityaśaḥ
Then, having respectfully dismissed the Lord of the gods (Śiva) from the rite, one should carefully preserve the sacred fire. Or, having dismissed that fire as well, one should perform daily worship by establishing the inner focus at the navel-centre, in steady concentration.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches disciplined completion of worship: respectfully concluding the invoked presence, safeguarding sacred supports like Agni, and maintaining nitya-pūjā through steady inner concentration—devotion (bhakti) joined with yogic saṃdhāna toward Pati (Śiva).
It reflects Saguna upāsanā in ritual form (invocation, worship, and formal dismissal), while also pointing to internalized worship—fixing awareness at a subtle centre—showing how external Liṅga-pūjā matures into inward contemplation without abandoning reverence for Śiva.
Ritually: perform proper udvāsa (concluding rite) and preserve the sacred fire if maintained. Meditatively: daily worship with the mind established in concentration, focusing at the nābhi (navel-centre) as an inner seat for steady japa and contemplation of Śiva.